Daily FNArena News - Australia

Lifting the quality of Brambles pallets in the US will raise costs, leading to some broker downgrades.

Upgrades to oil price and currency forecasts affect changes to broker EPS forecasts in the energy sector.

With economic growth returning closer to trend, the RBA thought it prudent to begin lessening monetary stimulus.

The RBA today lifted its cash rate to 3.25%.

Brokers have visited the Lumwana copper project of Equinox Minerals to check on progress.

The ANZ Job Ads Series recorded an increase in September for both newspaper and internet ads.

Inflation is not likely to pressure the RBA into lifting rates next week, The Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge suggests.

Campbell Brothers rights issue might be dilutive, but brokers see the upside.

Fortescue Metals did not met the deadline for a financing package from its Chinese backers.

Australian retail sales rose in August and economists see the data as adding weight to the view the economic recovery is continuing.